InterPro domain: IPR007011
General Information
- Identifier IPR007011
- Description Late embryogenesis abundant protein, SMP subgroup domain
- Number of genes 473
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Abstract
This entry represents Pfam SMP, or D-34 from Dure, or group 6 from Bray.
LEA (late embryogenesis abundant) proteins were first identified in land plants. Plant LEA proteins have been found to accumulate to high levels during the last stage of seed formation (when a natural desiccation of the seed tissues takes place) and during periods of water deficit in vegetative organs. Later, LEA homologues have also been found in various species [ 1 , 2 ]. They have been classified into several subgroups in Pfam and according to Bray and Dure [ 3 ].
1. LEA proteins during water stress: not just for plants anymore. Annu. Rev. Physiol. 73, 115-34
2. Highly hydrophilic proteins in prokaryotes and eukaryotes are common during conditions of water deficit. J. Biol. Chem. 275, 5668-74
3. LEA (late embryogenesis abundant) proteins and their encoding genes in Arabidopsis thaliana. BMC Genomics 9, 118